A stunning, beautiful, charming, funny, and great animated feature of contemporary Disney, “Tangled” is a movie for everyone. Yes, this is a fairy tale. A Fairy tale with a widely famous plot (I’m talking about the Brothers’ Grimm original “Rapunzel”). However this version should make the original proud.
To be honest, I was a little skeptical when I walked into the movie theater. I didn’t really know what to look forward to. You see, “Tangled” is Disney’s first CGI animated feature that got a PG rating, so I instantly felt that there has to be something different about this whole experience.
The plot of “Tangled” is very well thought through, literally to the last detail. It has everything: genuinely funny sense of humor (not rude or offensive), a wonderful romance storyline, magic songs, and just wonderfully portrayed characters. The story is predictable (well, we’re talking about a cartoon here), but it’s still very charming. The story is simple. Rapunzel is a princess who has magic hair that is able to heel and keep anyone young. Once upon a time she was kidnapped by an old witch who locked her away in a tower.
The witch (Mother Gospel) wanted to keep the girl’s hair all to herself. However, while Rapunzel grows up thinking that the witch is her real mother, her real parents, the King and the Queen, do not give up hope of finding their daughter. Each year, on the princess’s birthday, the kingdom sends thousands of lanterns into the sky only hoping that their lost princess would return. On her 18th Birthday, Rapunzel asks her mother to go out and see the floating lights, but Mother Gospel forbids her to even think of that. As she puts it, the outside world is full of dangers and evil people.
I do not want to give away the entire plot, but I’ll just say one thing – fairy tales always have a happy ending. Even though I’m not a huge fan of CGI and 3D, I must say that the movie visually is stunningly beautiful. Especially the lantern scene with Rapunzel and Flynn. I honestly think it’s one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen on screen. The lights, the music, everything. Oh, and about the music. I had no idea Mandy Moore (Rapunzel’s voice) has such an amazing voice. She was the perfect match.
Zachary Levi (Flynn Rider’s voice) gave his character everything he could – humor, life, and overall attractiveness. “Tangled” soundtrack is worth to be heard. The songs were meaningful and heartfelt; they only made the plot stronger. They weren’t just a bunch of words and music; they all served a particular purpose. However, the two supporting characters – Pascal, the chameleon, and Maximus, the royal horse, in my opinion stole the show. Even though they do not speak, their actions and face expressions are just hilarious. They do not even need words, because you know exactly what they want to say.
